Kye Woo Lee was Managing Director of Development Education and Research Network of the KDI School. He has taught at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University and Ewha Womans University, served as Chair Professor at the Korea University of Foreign Studies, and was a visiting scholar at Princeton University. Before returning to the Republic of Korea, he was with the World Bank in Washington, DC. He has also written books and articles on international trade and economic development.